Georgetown High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Georgetown, IL)

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Thornton get the Home Economics and the Student of the Week. By the way! Who's the edittor of this here paper, anyway? Countin' up all them articles and puttin' 'em on that silly dummy was always a mystery to me. said Mike. Well! that's something that just takes practice. Helen Henry is our editor. You should see her trying to find errors to correct, answered Pat. Well! Pat, I'm sure glad everything is goin' all right and here's to the success of the paper in the future. ANNUAL STAFF Editor—Beryl LeCount. Business—Elizabeth Eickelman, Helen Kocanda, Walter Davis. Sales—Josephine Didocka, Laura Kocurek, Lottie Christowski, Zelda Mikel, Violet Maziekas. Advertising—Mary Sanders, Wilma Newlin, George Bromley, Helen Gorman, Catherine Nandzius, E. Wolcott, June Edmonds. Photographs—Helen Lewing, Joe Didocka. Sports—George Howlett, Charles Mollett, Udell Wolff, Margaret Woodruff, Walter Zielinski. Calendar Activities—Dorothea Ann Sandy, Elizabeth Eickelman, Mona Lewing. Typists—Mona Lewing, Dorothea Ann Sandy, Udell Wolff, Helen Lewing.

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SEATED—Walter Lopienski, Paul Kocurelc, Evangeline Gonsowsky. Frances Church. Helen Henry, Editor. Clarice Rundol. Olga Bartash. Charles Dukes. STANDING—Ralph Zielinski, Virginia Smith. Betty Flynn, Dorothy Richards, Myrtle Lanter. Alice E. Rees, Adviser; Helen Thornton. PAPER GOES TO PRESS Place: Elder’s Cafe. Time: Any time after 3:15. Characters: (any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental) Pat—a school student. Mike—an alumnus. Say! Pat, how's the Purple and White cornin’ along?, inquired Mike. I've been away from Georgetown a long time and I'm awful inquisitive about what's happened to the paper. Why! haven't you heard?, replied Pat. We don't publish the Purple and White anymore. Our news is put right along with the society page in the Georgetown News. Well! can you beat that! Who’s puttin' out all the witty sayin's this year? That's one of our main attractions, Mike. We've had titles all the way from Yea! Georgetown Beat Westville to Confucius Say. Van Gonsowsky, Bernice Gardner, and Walter Lopienski put this attraction out. They always make it before the deadline, too. Wall now that shore is interestin', Pat. And by the way, how about those feature writers and nosey inquiring reporters that are always goin' around botherin’ the pupils (they really love it)? Couldn't have better people in these positions. Charles Dukes is always out on the field and in the gym to get the data on all the football and basketball games. Oh! yes, we mustn't forget about the inquiring reporters. Betty Flynn, Ann Gloss, and Virginia Smith are the able put'er-outers for this division. Some of those questions would stump the president of the United States. My! that room 15 must buzz all the period. Is Miss Rees still the adviser? I should say so, Mike. She is willing to help all the time, and she's never complaining. Well! that there's fine. Wish I was goin' back there working on the paper. Say who makes all them there headlines? I'll bet you have some mighty nice ones.” We sure have. Clarice Rundel is the headline editor, and she has Eugenia Bartash, Myrtle Lanter and Frances Church as helpers. Those number one's are awfully hard sometimes, but they manage to get right through them. Sakes alive! Is there any part that isn't done just right? What about all those special reporters? We've had plenty of them. They are always right on the job. They all have a nose for news. Paul Kocurek and Ralph Zielinski pester Mr. Smith, until he has to give them the latest flash bulletins on his department. Dorothy Richards and Helen 20

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BAND The Georgetown High School Band began work promptly this fall by playing in the Westville Labor Day parade under its new director, Mr. Earl Houts. Immediately a campaign for a better band and more musicians was started. Among the improvements was the adoption of the symphonic idea and a departure from the rag, blare, and brassy type. Other improvements resulted from the idea that the band is an organization in which one is given the opportunity to become a follower, as well as a leader. Thus each individual was encouraged to study a solo and participate in a small ensemble. The library has been enlarged and many new methods and facilities enable the band to function more smoothly. With the help of the twirling corps, the band gave interesting performances at all the home football games and followed the team to several games away from home. The two groups took part in marching formations, making letters and other designs at the half. In October they went to the Charleston Band Festival and attended the football game there. Since both the county and state corn husking contests were held so near to Georgetown, the band was asked to help with the entertainment. During the Christmas season the ensembles presented a program over WDAN and in January the entire band gave a short concert for the radio listeners. For the basketball games a pep band was organized which furnished music at all home games. An outstanding event of the year was the first annual Winter Concert given on January 30, 1940 On this occasion the entire band presented a variety of numbers. During the intermission Mona Lewing played a clarinet solo, Udell Wolff played a flute solo, and the trumpet quartet, composed of Margaret Woodruff, Walter Zielinski, Halbert Alexander and Charles Dukes, played. For the Junior Play the entire band performed, but only the special groups played for the Senior Play. The soloists and ensembles were asked to provide part of the entertainment for the assembly program sponsored by the Student Council during the latter part of the year. The Band sponsored a concert given by the Eastern Illinois State Teacher's College Band in April, when both Udell Wolff and Mr. Houts were asked to conduct a number. After the concert the members of the College Band and the Georgetown Band were given light refreshments in the Home Economics room. Udell Wolff was the Assistant conductor during this year. 22